Oh the last word, how life for some individual burn through the rage with fame and fortune to shower upon their glory. Yet the father time shall be indiscriminate to your achievement, no matter how powerful you once were all you can reciprocate the courtesy of death with a shear whimper. To sum up the very idea we should seek the wisdom of Marcus Aurelius, "Death shall smile upon us all and only man can do is smile back". So I got inspired and venture on my death obsessive journey once more, here is a list of famous peoples last words gathered from Acropolis website. This list was made through my eyes and contain only peoples that i found to be interesting ones. Take a look their website, it's a great resource.
Famous peoples last words
Nostradamus (Michel de Notre Dame) 1503-1566
"Tomorrow, I shall no longer be here."
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973)
"Drink to me!"
Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)
"Lord help my poor soul."
Edison, Thomas A. (1847-1931)
"It's very beautiful over there."
Archimedes of Syracuse (298-212 B.C.)
"Wait 'till I have finished my problem!"
Caesar, Julius Gaius (100-44 B.C.)
"You too, Brutus?"
Marx, Karl (1818-1883)
"Go on, get out! Last words are for fools who haven't said enough!"
Cobain, Kurt (1967-1994)
"Frances and Courtney, I'll be at your altar
Please keep going Courtney,
for Frances.
for her life will be so much happier
without me. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU" (from Kurt Cobain's suicide note)
Genghis, Khan of the Mongols (1155?-1227)
"Let not my end disarm you, and on no account weep or keen for me, let the enemy be warned of my death"
Socrates (469-399 B.C.)
"Crito, I owe a cock to Asclepius. Will you remember to pay the debt?"
One word.....Gangstaa !
